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30/07/2011

Fingers crossed by the time your reading this I should be enjoying the last few days of my Cruise, hopefully I shall also have a tan by this time! lol

This week at PBSC our theme is PennyBlack-Ground, for this we want to see you make a Background from your Penny Black Stamps. I don't usually do this style myself so it was a nice change and I have to admit I'l definitely be doing it again as I love the results. It's just a pity the photograph doesn't really show the different layers very well.

26/07/2011

Well as your reading this I shall be travelling to the airport to take me to a cruise ship for 7 days in the Med hehe but don't worry I have managed to get some DT Projects done so I still have something to share with you all while I'm away :D That is so long as Mr Blogger behaves!

As you know over at ASFOS our Challenge has been extended so you still have time to enter our previous Challenge of Tags! However this week at EVERYBODY ART we have a new Challenge and the theme is Garden!

24/07/2011

You may remember on friday I showed you what my postie had brought me, well of course I just HAD to have a play with my new tilda that day! I should've been doing my DT Projects for when I go away next week but I just couldn't resist having a play with her first lol

23/07/2011

This week at PBSC our theme is Starburst! I was a little stuck for this as I don't use stars on my work that often so I had to ponder over this theme for a while lol In the end I remembered that I had a stamp unused that would fit the Challenge. I used a technique of Heat Embossing on this card and decided to create my on Design Paper!

Unfortunately it was such a pain to photograph so it doesn't quite catch it all properly! I used 3 different Embossing powders - Gold, Silver Pearl & Clear along with a Black Inkpad.

Here is a piccie of the Design Paper before I cut it up for the card:

I think this would make a great paper for a contemporary male christmas card.

22/07/2011

I just thought I would pop by this morning and say a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who have left comments recently and become new followers! It means such a lot to me that people enjoy looking at my creations :)

I was planning on having a card to share with you all today but I decided yesterday morning I would file all my Digi's & Downloads properly on my laptop and before I knew it I was still sat there doing so at 9pm at night! lol So instead I thought I would show you the goodies that my Postie brought me this morning!

First he brought me some more GORGEOUS Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts including some of those Christmas Berries :)

Then he brought me some Blue Dew Drops and a second-hand Tilda with Rose Petals stamp that I snapped up! lol

21/07/2011

Before I start I'd just like to say that I have some ***NEW*** MAGNOLIA STAMPS FOR SALE which you can find HERE.

I have something a little different to share with you today! I was clearing through some old dried herbs & spices the other days and I thought it would be a shame to throw away the glass jars they came in, so I washed & scrubbed them!

I thought that one of the uses of these jars could be as a sweetie gift, so I decided to give decorating one of the jars a go! The sweets I used were chocolate limes so I this gave me my colour scheme. I have to admit that this jar now lives on the shelf with some of my favourite cards that I've made :)

20/07/2011

I'd just like to quickly say thank you for all the comments I have received recently, they really do make me smile when I read them :)

This week at CREATIVE INSPIRATIONS it is the turn of one of my Design Team to choose the theme! This month's Teamie is CAROLINE and she has chosen theme of 'Around The World!'. If your a bit stuck you could think of images suited to certain countries (Japanese, Cowboy, Indian etc...). Or you could think out of the box and go for a sentiment which includes the phrase or destinations. Hope I haven't complicated it any more by attempting some examples! lol Also Caroline got to choose a guest DT for this week's Challenge so I do hope you will go check out what they came up with!

19/07/2011

This weeks Challenge over at A SPOONFULL OF SUGAR will last an extra 2 weeks due to us taking a little holiday, that means you will have some extra time to add more entries :) This also comes in handy as this time next week I will be on holiday myself! Don't worry though I am doing some DT Work before I go so I can still show you some creations ... as long as mr blogger lets me schedule them correctly of course! lol

Onto the Challenge, we want to see some Tags!

The Tag I have made can also be used as a Christmas Decoration and I added a shaker part to make it that little more special.

About Me

I am 26 years old and I have been crafting ever since a young age.
I design for a Craft Shop called My Mum's Craft Shop. Along with this I am also part of 3 Challenge Blog Design Teams, one of which I run myself.
I also enjoy Gardening in my spare time which I have another blog for which lead to me starting a College Course to become a Professional Gardener. I also enjoy going to Nature Reserves and taking photo's of the Wildlife ... when I'm not busy at work or doing everything else! lol